Royal Bank of Scotland
RBS chair tells BoE to scrap restrictions on dividends
Howard Davies said the 'banking sector is not investible' if it cannot pay out dividends to shareholders
RBS profits halved due to Covid-19 impact
The bank was hit by increased impairments of £802m due to the pandemic, compared with £86m a year before
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S&P drops outlook to negative for six UK banks as Covid-19 deepens risks
Further negative actions ahead if economists expect Europe’s economic recovery delayed
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Business figures warn banks against profiteering from Covid-19 loans
Lenders should ‘not be charging extortionate amounts’ to borrow when the bank rate is 0.1%, say small business leaders
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UK banks halt dividends and buybacks during virus pandemic
Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Natwest Group heed calls from UK regulators to protect capital in the current climate
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RBS to strip almost £20bn from investment bank and rebrand as NatWest
Cuts revealed as part of sweeping changes to the bank that mean it will drop the 293-year-old RBS brand
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Foreign exchange broker tussles with RBS over surprise move for clients
RBS's NatWest Markets division catches JB Drax off guard with direct approach to corporate clients
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Former RBS fixer Ross McEwan receives OBE in New Year Honours list
Ex-City regulator Katharine Braddick also honoured for services to finance
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Big City names win praise for gender equality progress
Four leading financial services firms have won praise from the government’s ongoing review of gender equality in business
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RBS chair: Is post-Brexit London really doomed?
The feared large-scale exodus of firms and financiers from London does not seem to be under way. Why?
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Royal Bank of Scotland appoints Alison Rose as chief executive
RBS veteran and one of the most influential women in the City confirmed as Ross McEwan’s successor
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Alison Rose: RBS’s CEO-in-waiting?
If Rose succeeds Ross McEwan, she will become the first female head of a big UK bank
RBS declares special dividend as profits rise sharply
But UK bank says it is very unlikely to hit a 12% return-on-equity target for 2020
Barclays, Citi and others face £1bn UK class action over FX rigging
British courts were cleared to hear US-style class actions in 2015
EU fines banks more than €1bn for foreign exchange cartel
Traders swapped sensitive information on risk positions and trading plans in Bloomberg chatrooms, commission finds
Royal Bank of Scotland issues Brexit warning as profits fall
Bank says delay in business borrowing decisions is likely to make income growth more challenging in the near term
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Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Ross McEwan resigns
Chief executive to remain with UK lender until successor is found
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BNP Paribas and RBS seek men willing to work in HR
Financial companies grappling with a shortage of women in senior roles are recruiting more men into female-dominated departments
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RBS chair has open questions about open banking
Central banks and finance ministries are beginning to ask whether the activities of the tech behemoths will be wholly benign
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RBS profits rise but bank sounds fresh warning on Brexit risks
UK lender saw profits rise last year, beating analyst expectations
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